Oman’s Port of Salalah plans to issue tender documents for construction work on the $120m expansion of the port’s general container terminal to begin by the end of March… [mappress] Source: AME Info, MArch 1, 2010
The Port of Salalah to embark on a major expansion of its container and general cargo terminals during the next phase of its development — an upgrade that would effectively launch Salalah into the major league of transhipment hubs of the world. [mappress] Source: Oman Daily Observer, February 23, 20
Dubai World is expected to hold onto its global port terminals business despite the group labouring under massive debts. [mappress] Source: TradeWinds, February 18, 2010;
Yemen and Dubai’s DP World plan a major expansion of Aden’s container port, betting on growth in the country despite Al Qaeda, instability and Somali pirates, officials said. [mappress] Source:maritimenews,February 12,2010;
Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd. (NAKILAT) has signed a joint venture agreement with Damen Shipyards Qatar Holding B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Damen Shipyards Group, to jointly operate a shipbuilding facility in the Port of Ras Laffan, Qatar. [mappress] Source: MarineLink, February 7, 2010
Nakheel has issued a statement denying reports that The World Islands are sinking. [mappress] Source: Construction Week Online, February 3, 2010;
Riyadh: A go-ahead on the next phase of development at Saudi Arabia’s port in Dammam is likely within the next two months, according to the Director General of King Abdul Aziz Port on the country’s Gulf coast. [mappress] Source: Seatrade Asia, February 1, 2010;
A second port in Musaffah to serve the growing number of manufacturing companies setting up in the industrial zones next to Abu Dhabi Island is being planned. [mappress] Source: The National, February 1, 2010
Covering 40 square kilometres, three times the size of Abu Dhabi island, the Khalifa port will have a total capacity of 15 million TEUs and 35 million tonnes of other cargo at the end of the five-phase construction in 2030 [mappress] Source: Gulf News, February 2, 2010;
The municipality of Dubai is the largest city of the Persian Gulf emirate of the same name, and has built a global reputation for large-scale developments and architectural works. [mappress] Source: Earth Observatory Nasa, February 1, 2010
National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) may be in the business of sucking up mud, but for investors the sludge might as well be gold… [mappress] Source: The Nation, January 27, 2010
DUBAI – Abu Dhabi-based National Marine Dredging Co., or NMDC, said Wednesday it made a net profit of 413.2 million U.A.E. dirhams ($112.6 million) in 2009, a 55.6% increase on the previous year… [mappress] Source: Maktoob, January 26, 2010
